As usual, it is time again to set my 2026 KPIs after closing the year and evaluating my 2025 performance. This will provide me with focus and accountability by putting this out in the public domain.
Today is already 31 Jan 2026, and we are 1 month into the new year. So here goes for the achievements I want to reach in the next 11 months:
- Read 15 books
I tried for 20 last year after hitting 15 in 2024, but couldn’t hit it. Travel too much or just laziness? So I have lowered it back to 15 now.
2. Do 3 courses – classroom or online
Also, making it easier to achieve after only doing 2 in 2025. I need to actively seek out newer courses as SkillsFuture has set tighter restrictions on the use of the funds.
3. Deep dive into 2 new or existing interests
I am sure I can find new areas to explore as AI goes into a quantum leap again this year. Clawdbot/Molt is just the latest AI agent that is creating a buzz.
4. Edit the backlog of raw family videos since 2020
This is a task I have been procrastinating on for years, ever since the Muvee software stopped working, which I had been using for 20+ years. Probably have to deep dive into Clipchamp now to clear the backlog.
5. Do a successful school reunion – Rafflesians from the class of 1982/84 to celebrate our 60th birthdays
We celebrated our 50th together in 2016, and now it will be our 60th. Planning has started with my partner in crime (co-organiser KT) to target a May date.
6. Share more topics of interest and write more on LinkedIn
Maybe it’s time to share my thoughts and info with the whole world instead of through WhatsApp chat groups with people who never read my contributions. Be more vocal to the world, and maybe some will listen.
7. Travel
Starting the year with a 1-week trip to a new place, Xiamen. There is the BTS concert that my wife had managed to get a ticket for April in Seoul. Then she has planned for our family trip in Sep in South Africa to celebrate my 60th birthday. Our Oysters’ trip to celebrate all our 60th, like what we had done in Macau for our 50th, sometime in Nov.
8. Stay happy and healthy
My basic motto for life is easy to remember and to refer to anytime I lose focus. Count my blessings and smell the roses. I am grateful for what I have been given and will cherish every moment.
Here’s to a fantastic 2026 ahead!! Cheers!
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